Unlike any other event in Silicon Valley, The Tech Museum Awards celebrates the power and promise of technology to address global challenges and benefit humanity. Five of the laureates will split a $250,000 cash prize at this unique event.
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Through The Tech Museum Awards, Silicon Valley is making an investment in global innovation. The Tech Museum Awards were inspired by the development goals set by The American Council for The United Nations University in 2000. This spirit of innovation and commitment to global betterment inspires a new generation of socially conscious leaders. In turn, these international leaders will continue to leverage technology as a tool to improve the human condition globally.
Launched in 2001, The Tech Awards are committed to showcasing the compelling stories of 25 Laureates and reward their brilliant accomplishments. The Tech Awards foster and inspires breakthroughs in science and technology that address humanity's most pressing problems.
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Agilent Technologies Equality Award -- Using technology to overcome human rights violations and improve the local democratic process:
• Rodrigo Baggio, Committee for the Democratization of Information Technology-CDI, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
• CARE, San Francisco, United States
• Engineers Without Borders, Toronto, Canada
• NetHope, San Jose, United States
• Whirlwind Wheelchair International at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, United States